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210.8(D) GFCI Protection for Specific Appliances

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Change Summary

  • GFCI protection is required for the branch circuit or outlets supplying appliances. The appliances are put in list format.

NEC® Text

Article 210 Branch Circuits Not Over 1000 Volts ac, 1500 Volts dc, Nominal
210.8 Ground-Fault Circuit-Interrupter Protection for Personnel.
(D) Specific Appliances. GFCI protection shall be provided for the branch circuit or outlet supplying the following appliances rated 150 volts or less to ground and 60 amperes or less, single- or 3-phase:
(1) Automotive vacuum machines
(2) Drinking water coolers and bottle fill stations
(3) High-pressure spray washing machines
(4) Tire inflation machines
(5) Vending machines
(6) Sump pumps
(7) Dishwashers
(8) Electric ranges
(9) Wall-mounted ovens
(10) Counter-mounted cooking units
(11) Clothes dryers
(12) Microwave ovens

Material taken from the National Electric Code. is reprinted with permission from NFPA 70., 2023 edition. National Electrical Code®, Copyright 2022, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. All rights reserved.

Expert Analysis

A revision has been made to clarify that GFCI protection for specific appliances is located in the branch circuit or outlet to provide protection for the listed appliances regardless of vintage and whether or not GFCI protection is included in the appliance or in the cord. This revision adds clarity to what specific appliances shall be required to have GFCI protection and the methods the installer can use to provide this GFCI protection. 

Due to the nature of the hazard with these installations, this requirement was placed in 210.8(D) to address all outlets and not be limited to only receptacle outlets found in 210.8(A).

Section 210.8(D) now includes new list items (8) through (12), as these are sometimes hard wired to outlets and would not be a part of the GFCI requirements found for receptacles in laundry areas as part of 210.8(A) and 210.8(B). The shock hazard does not go away due to hard wired versus cord-and-plug connected equipment.

Leviton Comment: This requirement largely parallels and exceeds the requirements in 422.5(A) and (B). The appliance list here in 210.8(D) seems to have come from 422.5 (A) with list items (8) through (12) added. Code making panels 2 and 4 could probably better coordinate this text.

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